Tent only 3rd as Ch'Tibello wins at Haydock Ch'Tibello sprang a minor surprise when winning a tactical affair for the Betfair Price Rush Hurdle at Haydock. Harry Skelton made the most of his mount's turn of foot to take the lead at the second-last flight and pull away from his three rivals, after Melodic Rendezvous had set a steady pace on the heavy ground with the others not far away. There was all to play for in the straight as the tempo increased, with Noel Fehily on dual Champion Hurdle runner-up My Tent Or Yours tracking first Melodic Rendezvous and then Ch'Tibello when he went on. However, My Tent Or Yours, the 10-11 favourite, found little when let down and was only third as the Dan Skelton-trained Ch'Tibello (5-1) won by two and a quarter lengths from Melodic Rendezvous. The winning rider said: "They didn't go very quick and then sprinted, and that's one thing he is good at, he has a good turn of foot. He's a very fast horse." The winning trainer said: "This race has a habit of cutting up. We said at the start of the week we'd leave him in. "It turned into a four-furlong dash and he was in the right place at the right time. Harry gave him a great ride and we just capitalised today. "Sometimes fortune favours the brave and you've got to leave all doors open at all times." He went on: "This horse might just be Champion Hurdle class. "Physically, he's improved since Ascot and his work has got better. Maybe, and only maybe, he could be a Champion Hurdle horse. We're going to the Christmas Hurdle and have a look. "At the end of the day he's won over 61,000 pounds today, so he can't have a bad year whatever happens. "He's going to go up in the weights now, so we'll go to Kempton and then we might have a go at something like the Irish Champion Hurdle - which will be similar ground to today and maybe they don't go as fast. "I'm a little bit shocked at the moment. I didn't expect to win." Fehily felt the race was not run to suit My Tent Or Yours. He said: "He's always been a better horse on better ground and he probably wanted a more true-run race. "He jumped well and travelled well but wasn't good enough on the day."
